Overview
- A 42-year-old woman died Friday evening in her east Nice apartment after severe head injuries from hammer blows, with responders forcing entry and a SMUR doctor declaring her dead near 9 p.m.
- The boy initially told police his mother was attacked by a masked intruder before inconsistencies in his statements led to his placement in police custody.
- During questioning, he acknowledged striking his mother after a dispute over his alcohol consumption, describing pushing her and then using a hammer.
- A search of the apartment uncovered a hammer bearing blood traces, according to the Nice prosecutor.
- The teen, who has no prior record, underwent a psychiatric exam that found his judgment unimpaired as the aggravated homicide inquiry continues under the Nice police judicial service.